US EditionRichard Jefferson Denounces 'Cowardly' NBA Rule Change as Failed Last-Second Heaves Become Team Shot Attempts
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“Drove Me Nuts”: Mark Cuban Is a Fan of NBA’s Rule Change About End of Period Heaves
The final buzzer of the first three quarters of an NBA game will be more exciting in the upcoming 2025-26 season. On Wednesday, September 10, the NBA announced that long end-of-quarter heaves will no longer count against a player’s field goal percentage. There are those who have been opposed to but Dallas Mavericks’ minority owner, Mark Cuban is not one of them. If anything, he’s been rooting for it for a long time. One of the minor aspects of t…
Josh Hart Sends 3-Word Message To Knicks Teammate After New NBA Rule
(Photo by Al Bello/Getty Images) The NBA announced a rule change on Wednesday, and Josh Hart of the New York Knicks couldn’t help but give his teammate and friend, Mikal Bridges, a hard time about it. After Shams Charania revealed that the league will record unsuccessful end-of-period heaves as missed-field goal attempts for the team and not for the player, Hart hopped on social media. “You’re a trailblazer,” Hart posted on X, tagging Bridges.…
The "Prayer" type end-time shots will no longer be counted in the player's individual stats in case of failure.This article "New NBA rule on end-of-quarter time shots, quesaco?" appeared first on TrashTalk.
2016 Cavs champ calls out NBA for ‘cowardly’ rule change
The NBA has made a rule change with the hope that it will encourage more players to attempt end-of-quarter heaves. According to ESPN’s Shams Charania, a missed heave at the end of a period will now be recorded as a missed shot for the team rather than the player who attempted it. That way, players’ shooting percentages won’t be negatively impacted by misfiring on a hail mary. The NBA will implement a new change for the 2025-26 season: unsuccess…
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